Ipsos survey points to 49.3% support for ANC in local government elections
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals
Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief
Young people can begin getting Covid-19 jabs from Friday 20 August
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
Constitutional Court to rule on leave to appeal in Tembisa Hospital cerebral palsy case
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.
Gauteng remains house robbery hotspot, says AfricaScope
Statistics South Africa, the number of houses hit has increased from 2.1-million in 2015-16 to 2.3-million in 2019-20
Denel aims to be sustainable within five years, but needs a bigger cash injection
The parastatal has struggled with financial constraints for some time, partly blamed on wasteful expenditure and the inability to create revenue
TAC spends the night outside Makhura’s office in protest
Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens
Treatment Action Campaign demands Makhura fix Gauteng’s health system ‘mess’ now
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
Sars snatches R16-million worth of illicit cigarettes in two weeks
Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper
How to apply for the Covid-19 R350 grant
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant